Rapid City employees hosting community chili cookout

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Residents are invited to compete for the right to call their chili the best in the city, while helping out a good cause. Rapid City employees will be hosting a Chili cookoff dinner at the Dahl Arts Center on Thursday,...

South Dakota Board of Regents considers post-tenure review policy

The South Dakota Board of Regents passed a new policy Oct. 2 that requires tenured staff to be reviewed every five years after they earn tenure. Post-tenure reviews will include student evaluations for all courses taught since the last review or...

South Dakota DOT solicits proposals for purchase or lease of Napa-Platte rail line

Rail News Home Short Lines & Regionals 10/7/2025 Rail News: Short Lines & Regionals The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) is calling for proposals from qualified parties interested in purchasing or leasing the state-owned Napa...

New bodega brings eclectic flavors and easygoing energy to downtown Rapid City

RAPID CITY, S.D. — A new downtown shop is blending the feel of a New York corner store with the flavors of East Asia and the laid-back charm of the Black Hills. Tyler Mathieson/NewsCenter1 Bokujo Bodega, located next to Bokujo Ramen on Mount...

Lalley: Criminal pardons are public in South Dakota because of Dave Kranz

Gov. Larry Rhoden issued 65 criminal pardons since taking over the office in January. Is that a lot? Former Gov. Kristi Noem approved 348 pardons before taking the gig running Homeland Security for the Trump Administration. Is that a lot? We know...

People Moves: Holmes Murphy Names Anderson Sioux Falls Employee Benefits Sales Leader

Jordan Anderson Holmes Murphy, headquartered in Waukee, Iowa, hired Jordan Anderson as vice president and employee benefits sales leader in its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, office. Anderson will focus on helping Holmes Murphy deepen its client...

Pathward Financial, Inc. to Announce Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Earnings and Host Conference Call on October 21, 2025

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 7, 2025-- Pathward Financial, Inc. (“Pathward Financial” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CASH) today announced it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2025 on Tuesday, October 21,...

Now Hiring: South Dakota Water Rights Chief Engineer, $122K

Published 2025-10-07 by Cory Allen Heidelberger The state is having trouble recruiting a replacement for its recently retired water rights chief engineer: South Dakota state government has now gone four months without a state water-rights chief...

Lane Closure Starts Today On Kiwanis Avenue In Sioux Falls

You might want to take an alternate route if you were planning on driving this stretch of Kiwanis Avenue in Sioux Falls. The Sioux Falls Street Department released this information concerning a Lane Closure On Kiwanis Avenue… Sioux Falls residents...

Sioux Falls National Weather Service Stays Open To Protect Life

As the federal government shutdown enters its sixth day, employees at the Sioux Falls National Weather Service continue reporting to work without paychecks. The shutdown began on September 30, 2025, when Congress failed to pass necessary funding...

Rapid City Sets January Vote on Libertyland Funding

The Rapid City Council voted unanimously Monday to hold a special election on January 20, 2026, allowing residents to decide whether taxpayer funds should support the development of Libertyland, a proposed themed attraction. The decision follows a...

Laugh With Cats at First-Ever Comedy Show at Sioux Falls Cat Café

Do you enjoy supporting local Sioux Falls businesses, comedy shows, and adorable South Dakota kitties looking for new homes? Then I have the "purr-fect" event for you! For the first time ever, the Sioux Falls Cattitude Café will host a Comedy...

Students from Timber Lake, Winner among South Dakota students awarded Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial Scholarships

Five high school seniors from South Dakota have been awarded the Richard Hagen-Minerva Harvey Memorial State Scholarship. Recipients from central South Dakota are Cole Ducheneaux from Timber Lake and August Bartels from Winner. The Richard...

Wyoming Businessman Not Part of Trump TikTok Cabal

Published 2025-10-07 by Cory Allen Heidelberger Big Brother Larry Ellison is on the investment team the Mar-a-lago dictatorship has assembled to control TikTok U.S. Not on the TrumpTok team: Wyoming wheeler-dealer Reid Rasner, who said back in...

Ep. 99: Fire Ants, Toad Thumper Lure Company, and New Music with Whiskey Myers

00:00:06 Speaker 1: Yo, what's up? 00:00:07 Speaker 2: You are off in GC God's country podcast podcast room, Witchie Bulls Reed and dan isbel also known as a Brother Or we take a week of drive to the intersection of contry and music and the great...

South Dakota seeks sale or lease of 80.8-mile former Milwaukee Road line

Napa-Platte branch includes railbanked property, section where lease was terminated in July A detail from an August 2023 Trains Magazine map shows Dakota Southern’s leased Napa line, the dotted line at lower left. Trains: Rick Johnson PIERRE, S.D....

Vermillion (with two ll’s), South Dakota

As Ben Stein let us know last weekend, John R. Coyne Jr., his and our very dear, longtime friend, has died. He was a wonderful writer and longtime contributor, and very early on helped capture our magazine’s wit and tone, as in the piece we repost...

Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium Ready For the Spooky Season

It's one of the great fall traditions here in Sioux Falls. The Great Plains Zoo is hosting Zoo Boo on Friday, October 17, and all day on Saturday, October 18. For the first time, the Great Plains Zoo is offering VIP Friday early entry from 5 to 6...

Univ. of South Dakota Withdraws Planned Firing of Art Professor for Vulgar Tweet Calling Charlie Kirk a "Hate Spreading Nazi"

From today's notice of dismissal, filed by the plaintiff's lawyerin Hook v. Rave: On October 3, defendants wisely abandoned their notice of intention to terminate Professor Hook for his First Amendment protected speech about a matter of...

Citizens’ fight highlights tax increment financing district debate

PIERRE — As more South Dakota counties and cities use a somewhat hard-to-understand method called a tax increment financing district, or TIF, to pay for public projects, scrutiny of them has increased. There were 264 active TIFs in the state at...